* It was only opened to non-Commonwealth
authors from 2013 — a decision that was highly controversial in Britain. No US
author had won it until now, despite concerns that writers from the United
States would dominate the prize.

Expected Questions

1. Who won the Man Booker prize 2016? -
Paul Beatty

2. Paul Beatty won the Man Booker prize
2016 for his novel? - The Sellout

3. Who recently became the first US author
to win the Man Booker Prize? - Paul Beatty